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Filed in: Typography

28th March 2005

Excavating the history of lettering gives this New York foundry a contemporary edge

“Between them Jonathan and Tobias have designed some very visible typefaces that have had lasting cultural impact. In 1994 Tobias designed Interstate, based on the lettering used on us highway signs; and Hoefler’s eponymous text family has been a default on the Apple computer operating system since System 7 was launched.” (Thanks kottke.org!)

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